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'woe-is-me'ing 

"Woe is me" is in fact the correct usage, "woe" being the subject of the sentence and "me" being the object. Grammar aside, it is also a direct quote from the Bible and Shakespeare's Hamlet. It is an exclamation of sorrow and misfortune. The verb "woe-is-me"ing is a modern adaptation of this meaning to express said sorrow and misfortune to others. Glorified moaning, perhaps.
Ophelia: "O, woe is me, T'have seen what I have seen, see what I see!" - William Shakespeare, Hamlet. You might almost say Ophelia was 'woe-is-me'ing... if you wanted to make Shakespeare turn in his grave.
'woe-is-me'ing by Annie212 April 11, 2008
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'woe-is-me'ing 

(v.) The act of feeling sorry for yourself for no particular reason, save for the fact you have nothing to keep your mind off your past.
Yeah I was down at the coffee house, 'woe-is-me'ing with my friends.
'woe-is-me'ing by Mizike June 19, 2003

woe betide 

1.used for warning someone that they will be in trouble if they do a particular thing
Example:

That was the rule, and woe betide anyone who ignored it.

Example:

Woe betide you if you try that with my sister again!
woe betide by Behzad Fazli March 14, 2020

Woe factor 

When a simple typo changes transforms your accomplishments into something completely different.
Excellent work, congratulations on creating that presentation - it definitely has the woe factor!!

Sure you meant “wow factor”... but, umm, thanks, I guess.
Woe factor by AnonUrbanDict October 2, 2018

woe jousting 

Conversational form, in which the participants compete to see who has experienced the most extreme sadness and misery.
The new acquaintances were woe jousting over a beer.
woe jousting by Daniel Pearson August 12, 2005

Woe dummy 

For example, woe dummy is used word in Baltimore Maryland. It’s like saying wassup homie
“A woe dummy fuck you doing tonight
Woe dummy by Baltimorefinest May 31, 2019